Filipino farmers want Angelina, Reggie's still available and the Spears take over celebrity news

It's been a while since we've had a Snapshot, and while there isn't too much in the way of casting offers, with the holidays and the normal Hollywood craziness, however there's plenty of celebrity gossip to discuss. The Philippines is asking Angelina for a visit while Reggie Bush engagement rumors fly and Britney's entire family is making news.

The only casting offer this week is that Nike is in need of two body doubles for a photo shoot they're doing here in New Orleans. Both body doubles must be African American and they will be standing in for Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets and Josh Howard of the Dallas Mavericks. Chris Paul's stand in needs to be 6' tall and 175 pounds while Josh Howard's stand in must be 6'5" and 210 pounds. If you don't fit these measurements, Nike doesn't want to hear from you. However, if you do, email Nike with the subject line "Nike Commercial Photo Double" and include your name, height, weight, phone number and a recent picture of yourself in jpeg format. The dates of the shoot are unknown for right now, but Nike claims to be aiming for January 17th and 18th.

HBO's final season of 'The Wire', featuring New Orleanian Wendell Pierce as detective William "Bunk" Moreland, premiered this past Sunday. Though the series is ending, Pierce has continued his focus on different projects. He will appear as Bartley in the 2008 film Bolden. Currently in post-production, it's advertised as being a mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans. Pierce will also appear in The Angel Project, a pre-production drama scheduled to be filmed this year.

In celebrity news, a visit by Angelina Jolie has been requested by the leftist group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, (the Movement of Farmers in the Philippines). They have petitioned the U.N. to send Angie, a goodwill ambassador, so that she may examine the troubles of Filipino refugees. Since the late 1960s there has been an ongoing conflict between the Philippine army, communists, and Muslims. So far there has been no word as to whether or not the busy actress will be visiting the Philippines.

In a tidbit of less serious news, Angelina Jolie has been listed on Mr. Blackwell's Fashion Independents list, which I believe is the antithesis of his "Worst Dressed" list.

New Orleans' Saints running back Reggie Bush has been voted the #2 top earning young star on Forbes list of the "20 under 25". The 22-year-old raked in $24 million last year from his football contract and a plethora of sponsorships. You can read the whole article here.

Reggie Bush has also found himself in the celebrity gossip mill lately due to confirming a relationship with Kim Kardashian, a socialite known for nothing but a sex tape and her ample tokus. After finally confirming their relationship on New Year's Eve, rumors started immediately that the two were engaged. You can rest easy ladies, the rumors are false and our football playing cutie is not planning a walk down the aisle just yet. Some sources are now reporting that Kim, who is a part of the E! reality show 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians', started the rumor herself in an attempt to gaarner publicity. Next time Kim wants publicity maybe she should try doing something good to get noticed, like charity work.

Speaking of publicity, my goodness gracious - the Spears family has a lot of it going on at the moment. Let's start with Britney, shall we? She had a bad 2007. Between a divorce, forgetting to wear underwear, shaving her head, numerous sessions in court over her children, and quite a few other incidents, very little went well for her last year. But it's a new year and just when we thought maybe 2008 would be a better, brighter year for Brit, the news was plastered with reports of her being taken to the hospital on a gurney. So much for better and brighter. There are reports saying different things and new information comes out several times a day, but as of right now here's the story as I understand it: Britney held one of her children in a locked room because she wanted more time with her kids. She believed that she deserved more time because she had to be at her deposition earlier that day and could not be with her sons. However, she had missed her deposition four times before and was 2 hours late to court that day, which only allowed Kevin Federline's lawyers to interview her for 15 minutes, and it was all over before noon, which was when Britney was scheduled to see her children anyway.

Spears may also be in a new heap of trouble due to some poor dating choices. Before and after her hospital stay, the pop wreck decided to start dating a married member of the paparazzi. That's right, not only is Adnan Ghalib married, but he makes a living by selling pictures of her. This would have been a gigantic red flag to any other person. She eventually kicked his butt to the curb and now he's running around trying to sell semi-naked pictures of her. The company that he works for is denying it, but personally, I don't believe them. But really, who is going to want to pay for semi-naked pictures of Britney when there are photos of her getting out of limousines all over the internet from her anti-underwear phase. It seems like a waste of money to me.
Jamie Lynn Spears with boyfriend Casey Aldridge.

Jamie Lynn Spears with boyfriend Casey Aldridge.

Next in line is Jamie Lynn, Britney's 16-year-old sister. As we all know, the star of Nickelodeon's 'Zoey 101' is pregnant. It couldn't just be that simple, though. Jamie Lynn is claiming that the father of her child is Casey Aldridge, a 19-year-old that she has been dating. Many are questioning the baby's paternity because around Thanksgiving Jamie Lynn claimed that she and Casey were not dating and that she had many guy friends that she hung out with. Jamie Lynn is also claiming that she is 3 months pregnant whereas many magazines are claiming that she's 6 months. I highly doubt that she's that far along since she hardly has a baby bump. Entertainment Tonight is now reporting that Jamie Lynn and Casey are looking to get married, though I could see that not happening either. On the bright side of things, while one might assume that a Nickelodeon show would suffer when its star gets pregnant, the opposite has happened.

Even the parents have been in the news this week. Lynn Spears' book has been postponed since word got out that Jamie Lynn is pregnant. Reports claim that the book is either a parenting book or a book based on Lynn's experiences as a parent. Lynn is also the one who struck a deal with OK! Magazine to get Jamie Lynn's pregnancy story on the front page for $1. Lynn's only request was that they leave Britney out of it. This did not go over well with Jamie Spears who is angry with his ex-wife for selling their daughter's story. He supposedly didn't even attend the family Christmas because he was so angry.

So that's it for this week. Hopefully by next week Britney will have gotten some sort of help, and Reggie Bush will still be un-engaged. For now, don't forget to support New Orleans and Brad Pitt's Make it Right project. 65 of the 150 planned houses have been built so far and they are well on their way to the 66th house. So go make a donation, buy some merchandise and support a good cause.